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In a time of tense partisanship in Washington, one area of bipartisan agreement is that our education system too often fails our children and is in need of reform. Properly implementing that reform is critical. A quality education provides the springboard from which our children may pursue their highest dreams. Knowledge gained in the formative years establishes the foundation for a success in life. Only an effective education system will produce the strong workforce America needs to remain competitive in the global economy.

During his first visit to Fort Rucker in his two years as a ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, Chairman Buck McKeon, R-California, toured the post on Monday to find out much of what he said he didn’t know.

In a time of tense partisanship in Washington, one area of bipartisan agreement is that our education system too often fails our children and is in need of reform. Properly implementing that reform is critical. A quality education provides the springboard from which our children may pursue their highest dreams.

U.S. Representative Martha Roby, Member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), took part in a committee hearing on the future of national defense and what additional defense cuts could mean to military.

While recently working in the district, I spent a lot of time listening to job creators discuss the number of ways federal regulations stunt local job growth. Empty cubicles where employees once worked is a defining sign that our businesses are hurting. This problem is real. Our nation’s unemployment numbers are real, as are the unemployment numbers here in Alabama.

U.S. Representative Martha Roby, a member of the House Agriculture Committee, announced the recent formation of her Agriculture Advisory Panel. Recently, Rep. Roby held her first meeting with members of the panel...